This army trunk was an heirloom of my in-laws. I whitewashed it (which I had never done before), painted crate letters on it (which I had never done before either) and sewed pillows for it. In the end it wasn’t half as difficult as I had imagined and it turned out great, but boy did I sweat get nervous over this one

In the category: if you mess up you’d better get creative fast:

Only one day before a house guest arrived I decided to change the curtains in the guestroom, trusting my ability to ‘eyeball’ their fit. Well you can see how that turned out. Thank God for a good stash of fabric so I could fix this surprisingly quickly

In the category: Power tools WRACK!!

I completely changed an old boring Ikea cupboard into a charming cottage style thing of beauty. I used paint, fabric, chicken wire and a lot of power tools. I even did a tutorial on how to do it, so you can all do it too.

In the category: the one that made my Love break out into a sweat:

My office chair makeover. My part in this project was very easy. But My Love had to use some serious blunt force trauma (CSI fan can you tell?) to get the chair to cooperate

In the category: my sister wants her shirt back:

I had this old shirt that I recieved from my sister years ago, I couldn’t wear it, but couldn’t throw it away either. This year I finally found a use for it. I revamped a pillow. Loving it every day now.

In the category: My new addiction – vintage wallpaper:

I found this little wall cupboard for next to nothing in the thrift store. It looked gastly but it had potential. I ‘made it over’ with paint and wall paper and it now has a place of pride in my girly girl craft room.

In the category: it doesn’t get any easier than this:

Gold mirror, white paint, distress. ‘nough said.

In the category: I fell head over heals in love with this one:

An old tea cabinet I thrifted at my in-laws house. I love how this turned out. It is my favorite piece of furniture in the house now and I love creating little vignettes on top of it. This one even got a thumbs up from my modern design loving man.

In the category: you can’t forget about Christmas:

Anold kitschy snowman needed some paint and glitter to bring him back to live. And seeing all the snow we have been having, he is doing a fine job.

So which is your favorite of these projects? What kind of projects would you like to see more of on this ole little blog of mine? En wat vind je het meest geslaagde project? Wat voor soort projecten zou je graag vaker zien hier op mijn blog?

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Oh my, I love the last one! And the cabinets. (I rushed over to Amazon.com and they no longer have the book!) I adore the vintage wallpaper in the bookcase. Oh, you've done such a fantastic job this year. Pat yourself on the back on a job very well done!Brenda

Oh my, I love the last one! And the cabinets. (I rushed over to Amazon.com and they no longer have the book!) I adore the vintage wallpaper in the bookcase. Oh, you've done such a fantastic job this year. Pat yourself on the back on a job very well done!Brenda

Everything is so pretty! You did a fantastic job. I especially like the little shelf with the vintage wallpaper. and the sideboard, also the mirror. Oh ya, and the desk chair…guess I love them all. You really should be proud of all your accomplishments last year!I hope you will stop by for a visit sometime. I'd love to share my projects with you, too.XOHeidi – Heart and Home

Everything is so pretty! You did a fantastic job. I especially like the little shelf with the vintage wallpaper. and the sideboard, also the mirror. Oh ya, and the desk chair…guess I love them all. You really should be proud of all your accomplishments last year!I hope you will stop by for a visit sometime. I'd love to share my projects with you, too.XOHeidi – Heart and Home

I love the sprayed office chair. What a great idea for something that is comfortable and functional, but ugly. I also like your two-tone drape accident. It was a happy accident and I think they look better than the original plan. You had a great year!

I love the sprayed office chair. What a great idea for something that is comfortable and functional, but ugly. I also like your two-tone drape accident. It was a happy accident and I think they look better than the original plan. You had a great year!

I think my favorite would have to be the tea cabinet, or the gold mirror painted white. No, maybe your genius solution to your curtain mistake. I especially love that one because the curtains in my bedroom are sportin' the same look- for the same reason That army trunk is pretty amazing too. You did great work in 2009!

I think my favorite would have to be the tea cabinet, or the gold mirror painted white. No, maybe your genius solution to your curtain mistake. I especially love that one because the curtains in my bedroom are sportin' the same look- for the same reason That army trunk is pretty amazing too. You did great work in 2009!

Ha ha! Did your Love leave any epithelials behind on that office chair makeover?My absolute favorite is the tea cabinet, but I also love the army chest, the wallpapered shelf, and the curtains. Really like the fabric combo.

Ha ha! Did your Love leave any epithelials behind on that office chair makeover?My absolute favorite is the tea cabinet, but I also love the army chest, the wallpapered shelf, and the curtains. Really like the fabric combo.